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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
Rank Company Total Refrigerated Storage (Millions of Cu. Ft.) No. of Warehouses
1 Lineage Logistics 2,100.0 340
2 Americold Logistics 1,410.0 186
3 United States Cold Storage 376.0 42
4 XPO Logistics 175.0 336
5 VersaCold Logistics Services 120.0 27
6 Penske Logistics 77.3 94
7 Burris Logistics 75.6 14
8 Conestoga Cold Storage 64.0 5
9 Midwest Refrigerated Services 45.9 7
10 Hanson Logistics 43.0 7
11 Trenton Cold Storage 34.0 8
12 Confederation Freezers 29.0 8
13 FW Logistics 24.0 16
14 RLS Logistics 20.0 5
15 NFI 16.0 132
16 Covenant Logistics Group 10.5 12
17 Geodis (North America) 1.4 171
18 Rinchem Co. 1.2 21
19 Peoples Services 1.0 45
Extras
Evan Armstrong breaks down how COVID-19 challenged companies in 2020.
53

On the Bubble

Redwood Logistics ($804 million), Chicago, provides custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Guardrail Maker Defrauded US of $175 Million and Created Hazard, Jury Says

Secret changes by Trinity Industries Inc. to its guardrail systems were found by a jury to have cheated the U.S. government, exposing the company to $1 billion in liability and sending shares plummeting as states question the safety of the product.

October 21, 2014
Government, Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern’s Third-Quarter Income Rises

Kansas City Southern’s third-quarter net income rose to $138 million, or $1.25 a share, from $119 million, or $1.07, a year ago.

October 21, 2014
Business, Logistics

Antares Introduces New Flatbed Trailer

Specialty trailer manufacturer Antares Equipment recently introduced a new 48-foot flatbed trailer with a fixed wide-spread air suspension.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 20, 2014
Business, Logistics

Canadian Pacific Confirms End of Merger Talks With CSX

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said talks about a possible merger with CSX Corp. have ended and no further conversations are planned.

October 20, 2014
Business, Logistics

CP Seeks Rail Merger with CSX, Reports Say

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reportedly is pursuing CSX Corp. at a time when the U.S. regulators who would have to approve such a move are showing increasing frustration with today’s delay-plagued rail environment.

October 20, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Sentiment Reaches 7-Year High

Consumer confidence in the U.S. unexpectedly rose in October to the highest level in seven years, showing a brightening in Americans’ moods as gas prices drop and the labor market gains traction.

October 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 4.8% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 4.8% in the week ended Oct. 11 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

October 17, 2014
Business, Fuel, Logistics

Railroads Press Against Proposals to Slow Oil Trains

U.S. railroads are rallying customers, including lumber and steel companies, to fight a government proposal to slow trains hauling crude oil.

October 16, 2014
Business, Logistics

CSX's Income Rises to $509 Million

CSX’s net income increased to $509 million, or 51 cents a share, from $455 million, or 45 cents, a year earlier.

October 15, 2014
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Conflicting Decisions on Proper Classification of Contractors Could Wind Up in Supreme Court

Conflicting appeals and state court and National Labor Relations Board decisions on when independent contractors should be reclassified as employees ultimately could help persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to review the controversial issue that some carriers say threatens the contractor business model.

October 13, 2014
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